A COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD YESTERDAY IN THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. AT ISSUE IS THE CITY’S NEED TO CUT GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS TO MEET A 2020 STATE REQUIREMENT. OFFICIALS SAY THE WEATHER IN WATSONVILLE, DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, COULD LOOK MORE LIKE THAT OF HOTTER CLIMATE AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DECADES. A PRELIMINARY PLAN CALLS FOR LESS CAR USE, AND MORE WALKING, BICYCLING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
